Being Urban: A Sociology of City Life, 3rd Edition: A Sociology of City Life

by David A. Karp, Gregory P. Stone, William C. Yoels, Nicholas P. Dempsey

Overview

This third edition of a classic urban sociology text examines critical but often-neglected aspects of urban life from a social-psychological theoretical perspective.

• Provides a complete analysis of the important social psychological dimensions of urban life that are often overlooked

• Supplies a comprehensive description of the 19th-century theoretical roots of urban sociology

• Enables readers to see concretely how theories are "applied" to illuminate the operation of a range of urban cultures, processes, and structures

• Considers a number of topics that are likely to resonate with readers personally, such as alternative approaches to the concept of "community," the daily organization of city life, and the phenomenon of urban tolerance of diversity

• Includes an up-to-date, new chapter on the arts and urban life

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440828560
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/09/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

David A. Karp, PhD, is professor emeritus at Boston College where he taught for 42 years.

Gregory P. Stone, PhD, who died in 1981, was professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.

William C. Yoels, PhD, retired as professor emeritus at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota.

Nicholas P. Dempsey, PhD, is assistant professor of sociology at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Issues and Perspectives in Urban Sociology

Classical Conceptions of Urban Life

Classical Observations of Urban Life

Experiencing City Life

The Rediscovery of Community

The Social Organization of Everyday City Life

Lifestyle Diversity and Urban Tolerance

Women in Cities: The Absence of a Presence

Urban Institutions and Social Change

Power, Politics, and Problems

Sports and Urban Life

Urbanism, Suburbanism, and Cultural Change

References

Index

Editorial Reviews

The date of the first edition is not stated, but, according to the authors' preface, the second is substantially expanded and revised. A major focus of inquiry is the strategies people use to create "community" in an environment where, many theorists believe, only alienation and progressive disintegration are possible. The authors draw on many disciplines, avoid the conventional anti-urban bias, and address some neglected topics, such as women in cities and sports and urban life. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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